Minneapolis Institute of Art
Scenic Beauty Along Rivers and Mountains
Bian WenyuLinkedCulture matchlcp-64b764cbc2ca
- Date
- 1614
- Medium
- Ink and colors on silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 187
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
The inscription suggests that, by aligning oneself with nature, a person could expect to live a quiet life of peace and tranquility, a sought-after goal during the political and social chaos of the early seventeenth century. It reads, in part: Surrounded by ten-thousand miles of water is white cloud village, amidst the flowers is built a grass hut; Evening lotus are reflected in clear pools, like-minded friends face one another on verandas… I have a spirit that soars beyond this mundane world, You possess the prescription for immortality. The river-side mountains are green without end, and often seem to float in an endless expanse. On a summer day in the year 1614, I entrusted (my ideas) to the brush at the Northern Suburb Mountain Cottage. —Bian Wenyu China, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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